Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence in healthcare personnel in northern California early in the coronavirus... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: We assessed the magnitude of unidentified coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in our healthcare personnel (HCP) early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and we evaluated risk factors for infection t
Defining the features and duration of antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with disease severity and outcome (Publications)
SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies, particularly those preventing viral spike receptor binding domain (RBD) interaction with host angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, can neutralize the virus.
Legionnaires' disease: a qualitative study on Swiss physicians' approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The number of reported cases of Legionnaires' disease has increased significantly over the last decade in Switzerland and abroad. Along with the number of cases, the volume of testing has
Temporal trends in legionellosis national notification data and the effect of COVID-19, Switzerland, 2000-2020 (Publications)
The notification rate of legionellosis in Switzerland and other European countries has markedly increased over the last 20 years. Here, we investigated the Swiss notification data on legionellosis fro
Nonregistration, discontinuation, and nonpublication of randomized trials: a repeated metaresearch analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We previously found that 25% of 1,017 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) approved between 2000 and 2003 were discontinued prematurely, and 44% remained unpublished at a median of 12 years f
Mental distress and health-related quality of life in <em>gambiense </em>human African trypanosomiasis: a case-control study in the Democratic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The extent to which neuropsychiatric sequelae affects the mental health status and quality of life of former gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) patients is not known. METHODS:
Competent and deficient provision of childbirth services: a descriptive observational study assessing the quality of intrapartum care in two provinces... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A majority of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) give birth in a health facility, but maternal and newborn mortality remains high. In rural areas, the quality of facility-
Infection intensity-dependent accuracy of reagent strip for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma haematobium </em>and estimation of treatment prevalence... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reagent strip to detect microhematuria as a proxy for Schistosoma haematobium infections has been considered an alternative to urine filtration for individual diagnosis and community-based